Saskia Handro, PhD (* 1969), is Professor for the Didactics of History at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. 1988-1994 Studies in History, German and the Classics; 2001 Ph.D., University of Leipzig; 2003-2006 Assistant Professor for the Didactics of History, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum. Research interests: History of history education, history of the GDR, history on television, reading comprehension, language and history.

Audiovision(en)! “Fernsehen macht Geschichte“

It is a well-known fact that from the second half of the 20th century mass media have been influencing our perception of past and present. However, what consequences does this manipulative capacity ...